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      <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.17553" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.17553">Methylophaga sp.</identifier>
      <authority>None 2015</authority>
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        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.0" rank="root" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.0">Universal Root</identifier>
        <authority>Woese et al. 1990</authority>
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          <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.419" rank="domain" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.419">Bacteria</identifier>
          <authority>(None 2015) Woese et al. 1990</authority>
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            <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.808" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.2552" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.2553" rank="phylum" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.808">Proteobacteria</identifier>
            <authority>(sic) Garrity et al. 2021</authority>
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            <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.31608" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.2552" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.2553" rank="phylum" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.808">Alphaproteobacteriota</identifier>
            <authority>(sic) Garrity et al. 2021</authority>
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              <authority>Garrity et al. 2005 emend. Williams and Kelly 2013</authority>
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                <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.2276" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.2278" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.2279" rank="order" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.2276">Thiotrichales</identifier>
                <authority>Garrity et al. 2005</authority>
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                  <authority>Fryer and Lannan 2005 emend. Dumler et al. 2001</authority>
                  <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Piscirickettsiaceae" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.2311" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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                    <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.2318" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.2319" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.2319" rank="genus" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.2318">Methylophaga</identifier>
                    <authority>Janvier et al. 1985 emend. Boden 2012</authority>
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                      <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.17553" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.17553">Methylophaga sp.</identifier>
                      <authority>None 2015</authority>
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      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.2318" nomenclatural-type="10.1601/tx.2319" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.2319" rank="genus" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.2318">Methylophaga</identifier>
        <authority>Janvier et al. 1985 emend. Boden 2012</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Methylophaga" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.2318" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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  <sibling doi="10.1601/tx.20327" rank="species">
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      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.20327" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.20327" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.20327">Methylophaga thiooxydans</identifier>
        <authority>corrig. Boden et al. 2011</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Methylophaga thiooxydans" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.20327" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.20383" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.20327" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.20327">Methylophaga thiooxidans</identifier>
        <authority>(sic) Boden et al. 2011</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Methylophaga thiooxydans" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.20327" illegitimate="false" is-current="false" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.23184" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.23184" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.23184">Methylophaga lonarensis</identifier>
        <authority>Antony et al. 2012</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Methylophaga lonarensis" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.23184" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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  <sibling doi="10.1601/tx.23567" rank="species">
    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.23567" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.23567" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.23567">Methylophaga nitratireducenticrescens</identifier>
        <authority>Villeneuve et al. 2013</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Methylophaga nitratireducenticrescens" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.23567" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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  </sibling>
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    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.27134" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.27134" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.27134">Methylophaga natronica</identifier>
        <authority>Doronina et al. 2003</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Methylophaga natronica" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.27134" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="NVP" />
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    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
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        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.2321" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.2321" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.2321">Methylophaga sulfidovorans</identifier>
        <authority>de Zwart et al. 1998</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Methylophaga sulfidovorans" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.2321" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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  </sibling>
  <sibling doi="10.1601/tx.2322" rank="species">
    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.2322" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.2322" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.2322">Methylophaga thalassica</identifier>
        <authority>Janvier et al. 1985</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Methylophaga thalassica" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.2322" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
      </name-status-group>
    </nomenclature>
  </sibling>
  <sibling doi="10.1601/tx.2319" rank="species">
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      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.2319" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.2319" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.2319">Methylophaga marina</identifier>
        <authority>Janvier et al. 1985</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Methylophaga marina" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.2319" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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  <sibling doi="10.1601/tx.23566" rank="species">
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      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.23566" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.23566" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.23566">Methylophaga frappieri</identifier>
        <authority>Villeneuve et al. 2013</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Methylophaga frappieri" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.23566" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.2320" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.2320" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.2320">Methylophaga alcalica</identifier>
        <authority>Doronina et al. 2003</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Methylophaga alcalica" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.2320" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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  </sibling>
  <sibling doi="10.1601/tx.11376" rank="species">
    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.11376" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.11376" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.11376">Methylophaga aminisulfidivorans</identifier>
        <authority>Kim et al. 2007</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Methylophaga aminisulfidivorans" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.11376" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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    </nomenclature>
  </sibling>
  <sibling doi="10.1601/tx.21220" rank="species">
    <nomenclature xmlns="http://namesforlife.com/ns/common">
      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.27645" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.21220" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.21220">Methylophaga murata</identifier>
        <authority>(sic) Doronina et al. 2011</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Methylophaga muralis" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.21220" illegitimate="false" is-current="false" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="NVP" />
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      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.21220" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.21220" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.21220">Methylophaga muralis</identifier>
        <authority>corrig. Doronina et al. 2011</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Methylophaga muralis" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.21220" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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  </sibling>
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      <name-status-group>
        <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.42827" nomenclatural-type-exemplar="10.1601/ex.42827" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.42827">Methylophaga pinxianii</identifier>
        <authority>Wei et al. 2022</authority>
        <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Methylophaga pinxianii" current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.42827" illegitimate="false" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="VP" />
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          <identifier doi="10.1601/nm.17553" rank="species" taxon-doi="10.1601/tx.17553">Methylophaga sp.</identifier>
          <authority>None 2015</authority>
          <status candidatus="false" conserved="false" current-name="Methylophaga sp." current-name-doi="10.1601/nm.17553" illegitimate="true" is-current="true" rejected="false" revived="false" status-code="NVP" />
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        <modified curator="Charles Parker" date="2017-11-18" date-formatted="November 18, 2017" time="20:30:43" time-formatted="20:30 PM" />
        <created curator="Dorothea Rohlfs" date="2010-05-07" date-formatted="May 7, 2010" time="13:44:43" time-formatted="13:44 PM" />
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    <reference id="rid.1777">
      <citation citation-type="unpublished">
        <article-title>No reference is available</article-title>
        <year>2015</year>
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    <snapshot date="2024-04-22" date-formatted="April 22, 2024" time="19:02:46" time-formatted="19:02 PM" />
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